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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

1t is an anachronism that the rogues If
the two most highly civilized nations in
the world should find a safe refuge in
each others territory. The escape OF
McGarigle to Canada is likely to call pub
lie attention to the subject and cause a
revision of The present extradition treaty
with Great Britain Under the present
treaty the only extraditable offenses are
murder, attempted murder. piracy, arson.
robbery and forgery. Breach of trust.
one of the most common forms of crime,
as 1t certainly is one of the most degrad>
ing and contemplate, is not included.
The scoundIel who robs confiding em-
ployer, OF who as public official takes
brides, or who as bank cashier steals
hundreds of thousands, causing often un-
told misery to needy deposltors, merely
steps across an imaginary line and is per-
fectly secure That Great Britain and
the United States should thus offer safe
refuge for each others rascals is a re-
minder Of barbarism.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04
Important Patent Decision.

DETROIT Mich, Aug 4-Judge Brown,
in the United States district court, has
granted decree for complainant in the suit
for infringement of patent brought by the
Rapid Service Store Railway company, of
Detroit, against the Merchants Store Rail
way company, of New York, and Taylor
Wolffden & Co. of this city. The Judge
made liberal application Of the doctrine of
mechanical equivalents, and held that the
prior patent of their complainant covered all
devices for giving an original impulse to a
cash carrier traversing a permanent wire
The decree includes ID permanent injunction
from manufacturing and using the infring-
ing device and refers the claim for damage
to master in chancery. The decision will
affect very large business interest as many
of the alleged infringeuents are In USE in all
parts Of the country
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

THERE was romantic marriage in st.
Louis the other day, the bride being Miss
McLane, rather clever New England
woman, and the groom, T. L. Green, q
miner from the chihuahua country of
Mexico. The engagement was one of
long standing, and Miss McLane had
journeYed all the way from Europe to
meet and wed the man of her choice. She
made the long trip unattended and would
probably have gone around by way of
China could she have reached st. Louis
by no other direction. The heroine of
this wedding is not unknown to the ht-
erary world. She taught school up and
down the Massachusetts coast for a num-
Der OF years, writing sketches and serials
for the magazines between times Finals
", some five or six years ago, the plucky
little schoolmarm determined to write
novel that would be DIT of departure
from the milk and water brand of the
school then in vogue. Accordingly she
wrote Cape Cod Folks" The book sold
like wild fire for couple of months and
promised to be the sensation of the year.
Its characters were portrayed so true to
life as to be recognizable and in many in.
stances true names of persons were used
without resorting to aliases The work
was satrical, caustic and all fire, and
every old busybody and gossip of the
Cape, irrespective Of sex or social stand~
ing, came IN for hauling over the Goals.
Then came an avalanche of libel suits.
brought by the Cape Cod folks against
the publishers of the volume. The pub
Usher investigated, found it useless 10 at
tempt to fight the suits and compromised
by destroying the unsold copies Of the
work, paying some of the slandered ones
sums of money and going into bankruptcy
Miss MCLane went abroad and only re-
turned to be married rs above narrated.
She will accompany her husband to his
Mexican mine and probably give up story
writing.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04
CALLED THE LAWYER A LIAR.
BoodIer Wren Very Vigorously Objects to
Being Called Perjurer.

BoodIer Wren Very Vigorously Objects to
Being Called a Perjurer-
CHICAGO. Aug 4-Botb sides closed their
testimony in the hoodlers' trial Wednesday,
and the speeehmaking began Assistant
State's Attorney Frank Walker opened for
the prosecution, and Col Dan Mum for the
defense During the speech of Mr.. Walker
he took occasion TO severely score Dan Wren.
one of the defendants, calling him "the most
coutemptible s~indler of the gang, and also
stating that he was perjurer. As Walker
went on with his denunciatiou of Wren, the
face of the defendant grew pale with
anger, and when he was called perjurer, he
sprang to his feet and shouted, You're q
liarl" Instantly all was confusion. Walkers
face turned crimson and his eyes sparkled
like fire ~Yes." he continued, Il repeat it,
Dan Wren, you're perjurerW You're a
liarl you're a iarp yelled Wren as, with
cliuched hands, he made step toward the
states advocate "Cease this monentr ex-
claimed Judge Jameson, hitting his desk q
savage blow with his fist Wren was forced
into his seat by two baiitfs, but moment
after he rose, glared savagely at Walker,
again exclaimed, you're liarl and you
know itln and then rushed out of the court
room. Mr.. Walker then continued his speech.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04
BACKING UP THE PRESIDENT.


An Iowa Veteran Organization Sends Res
oiutinns-Rosecrans' Remarks.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug 4-The presi-
dent Wednesday was presented with a copy
of resolutions passed by the National Veter-
ans association of Des Moines Iowa. de-
nouncing the remarks of Gen Tuttle and
Gen Fairchid in connection with the visit to
st Louis and the rebel flag order, and re-
buking such efforts to ''rekindle the flames of
sectional strife" as unmauly and contempt
bic The resolutions also compliment Gen.
Blacks administration Of the pension office.
Gen Rosecrans was requested to deliver
copies of these resolutions to both the presi-
dent and to Gen Black, and he called on the
president Wednesday, and in presenting
them after briefly outlining their purport,
said: 1T affords me pleasure to perform this
duty and to state my concurrence in the
statements expressed in those resolu-
tions am pleased to say that
l believe the general tenor of those
resolutions is in accord with the views and
feelings of the vast majority of the members
of the G A. R. as to the loyal respect due
the chief magistrate of the Union. and as to
the Improperly of denouncing him for doing
what he believes 10 De Ills ouiclai uuty. L Ieel
equally assured that these sentiments will
command The assent to that mitch larger
body of ex Union soldiers, not belonging TO
the society of the G. A R., who are surviv-
ing members of the real Grand Army of the
Republic, which after having saved the ma
| tions life dissolved and joined the great In
| iustrial body which assures the wealth, the
glory and the prosperity of our country
The president replied briefly, accepting the
resolution as demonstrating that those who
| fought bravely in battle for the Union could
display courage no less conspicuous "when
called upon to defend and maintain the free
| dom and patriotism which in peace is the
| safety of American institutions"
| In sending the resolutions to Commits
sioner Black, Gen. Rosecrans inclosed them
in d letter in which he approves of their de-
nuneiation of the talk and action that result
ed in the president declining to go to st.
| Louis, as also their declarations against the
adverse criticism of the presidents action on
pension bills, and then proceeis as follows:
When it is remembered that largely mors
than one-half the rank and file of the Union army
probably of those enlisted for the three months
service, and certainly Of those who came in after
| wards. were either Democratic or merely Unior
men, it will be plainly seen why the G. A. R., as
| Republican machine miserable failure; why
it at later time only revived when non partisan
ship was made fundamental; why tie hypocrisy
of violating this principle by taking small parti
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

The eighteenth volume of the rebellion
records has been published and is now
ready to be distributed. There are few
persons who realize the magnitude Of
this work. 1t was begun by the war de-
partment some nine years ago and it is
likely to continue for many years yet
1t is estimated that the complete work
will make 127 volumes and that the last
of the series will not be printed until the
succeeding century. 1t is doubtful il
there will be a single living soldier of the
finished
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

DETROIT, Aug. A special to The News
from Port Huron, Mich, says: Matt Pink
erton, who has been at Sarnia Ont, for the
past two days says positively that he doas
not believe McGarigle ever stopped there.
The man who got off the schooner Marsh was
blind, and part of the scheme to insure Nc
Garigle's escape Pinkerton says his appear
ance Tailed with that of the boodler, but his
statements when interviewed do not tally
with McGarigles own public experience.
Pinkertou is satisfied that McGarigle contin-
ued on board tine schooner Blake and went to
Kingston The boodler has friends in Sar-
but Pinkerton says that is only for the pur-
pose of further misleading pursuers.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04
A Case of Departmental Red Tape.

NEW YORK, Aug. i. A Washington dis
patch to the Herald says that probably the
last Revolutionary war pension claim that
will ever be filed at the pension office was
allowed by Commissioner Black Tuesday
The claimant is Mrs Mary Casey, of Wash
ington- Ohio Her husband, John Casey.
served during the revolution in the Virginia
line. He died in 1876 at the age of IS. A
few years prior he was married to Mary
Clark, then 16 years old Ten years ag
Mrs, Casey filed her application for a pen
sion, but it was pigeon-holed on some tech
nicality, and was hut recently called to Com
missioner Blacks attention, No valid rea
son existed for the delay, and the claim Wa,
allowed
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

PHILADELPHIA, Pa Aug. 4-The members
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union Of
America assembled in the Walnut Street
theatre Wednesday morning about O'Clock.
They subsequently marched i'll body to tht
Roman Catholic cathedral, where they at
tended high mass. Cardinal Gibbons was
the celebrant and Bishop Ireland, of st Paul
delivered the Grafton. At the conclusion OF
the mass the delegates returned 10 the the
atre, and proceeded To business
At meeting at the Academy of Music al
night 7 Y Powderly made short addres,
in advocacy of the principles of the order
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

PITTsBuRG, Pa, Aug. 4-The Randall
club held 'fete champetre7 Wednesday, the
object being a social gathering and reception
at Silver Lake grove in honor of Hon Sam
j. Randall. who, with ex Lieutenant Gov
ernor Chauncy and other prominent Demo
Gratis, was present At the Monongahela
house, where the distinguished guests were
quartered, there was constant stream OF
visitors until 40 p m, when eighty mem
hers of the Randall club marched to the
hotel followed by a number of open car
rages. A procession was formed and the
guests were escorted TO Silver Lake grove.
Speech making began at O'Clock The large
pavilion was profusely decorated with fes-
toons of flags, flowers and bunting A ball
occupied the evening, which closed with a
grand reunion and pyrotechnic display.
About +. 900 people were present.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 4-The ex-
tensive saw-mill plant of John G. Owen, OF
this city, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
afternoon The property destroyed is valued
as follows: Mill and fixtures, SO, 600; 5000
500 feet of lumber, St0,O0O; 5000 barrels OF
salt, S, 900; salt blocks, SIS, 900; blacksmith
shop, $500; tramways and docks, S4 ,000-to-
tai, $4,000 total insurance, $4,000 A
quantity of humber owned by Cristy Bros, OF
this city, was also destroyed About sixty
men are thrown out of work. James Mitchell
au employe, was unable to get out of the
burning building, and was probably fatally
burned
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

The Galveston Nescs is authority for
the statement that in 1880 there were
only about 500 miles of railway in Mexi-
co, while by the close of the present year
there will be over 5000. with capital OF
about S120.000,000 invested. OF the
total mileage 2,700 miles are owned and
operated by Americans. Az idea of the
value of railway construction to Mexico
NAV be obtained when it is stated that
the revenues of the country have IN
creased from $17, 800 900 in 1879 to $33, =.
900, 900 in 1885.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04
elpMELL TELLS HIS STORY.



rested and Set Free Again.
New YORK, Aug 4-George Bidwell,
the noted forger, was arrested Wednesday by
order Of Inspector Byrnes as he landed from
a European steamer. Bidwell was recently
pardoned by the British government on ac-
count of i'll health Just what BdwelI was
arrested for can not be learned, as the in
spector is ont of town. When the accused
reached the Central office he had to be car
ried into the inspectors room. Bidwells sis
Ter and a female friend accompanied him to
police headquarters.
Bidwell was taken before Justice Duffy in
the afternoon, and there being no affidavit or
complaint against him was arraigned as a
suspicious character" In giving an account
OF himself in response to the charge, he stated
to the justice that he was now reformed
man, had changed his mode of life, and the
remainder of his days would be spent in an
effort to redeem the wrongs he had done to
society and TO his family. 1t was painful to
him to recall his misdeeds, but when com
PEELED to do 50 he felt it but Just to say that
in regard to the forgerieS upon the Bank of
England that institution had recovered the
S. .000 go which be got from it, and he had
served fourteen years in Dartmoor prison.
five years of the time being passed in locked
cell. shut out from the sunlight or
the sight of the earth For five years he was
shut up in dark cell because his keepers
professed to believe he was Shamming sick
ness 1t had taken Great Britain eight years
10 find out that he was sick.
In prison he had learned to read and write
French German, Italian. Latin and Greek,
and had passed away some of his time in
writing verses His wife had been true to
him all this time She was noble woman
and he now put himself wholly under her
care and guidance He had son, who was
now wealthy, and who had the largest house
in the state where he lived Bidwell did not
care to name the state.
Justice Duffy asked the detectives il they
had any charges TO make They said they
had none, and the justice, saving that he was
| always glad TO help any man reform, dis
charged BIdweli who departed a free man
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 4-The bureau
of statistics has just issued statement of our
imports and exports for the fiscal year. A,
compared with the previous fiscal year th'
dutiable imports increased from S42S, ,0O0, O0t
to Sass 900 900; imports of free merchandis,
from S2l2, ,000,00 to S2j4, 900, 600, and tn,
total importations from s6S5, ,No, 800 to s, 90,
0000o0. The total exports of domestic mer
chandise increased from $tif5. 000, ,0n0 10 sos.
o00, 900, and the exports Of imported mer
chandise remained with little change at abou
Sl3 00O, 0O0 The excess of exports over inn
ports, therefore, decreased from S4S, UO0, ,Us
t. S34, ,uOO. 600
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

PEORIA, Ills, Aug. 1t is stated here
that the whisky trust intended TO take th'
place of the late whisky pool, has been pei
fected, and its headquarters established il
Peoria 1t is also stated that George J. Glib
SON of the Monarch distillery, is to he secre
tary of the new association, at a Sl5,D0 sal
ary The distillers here have leased tn,
Peoria club rooms as business headquarters
and will take possession next Monday Lead
ing distillerS interviewed here have refused t,
talk on be subject
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. +.-Tueslay
mornings fire destroyed the lumber yard OF
the Armstrong company, containing somt
2,000,0O0 feet. Armstrong; saw-mill, stables
and two dwellings, aud the lumber yard o.
John A. Reitz q Son. containing some 5000
0t1 feet. fifteen cars of grain on the Peoria
Decatur Il Evansville railroad. and larg,
warehouse containing tobacco, grain, ant
general merchandise The total loss is esti
mated at $50, 900 on which there is abou
500, 900 insurance Most of the lumber wa
seasoned walnut, ash, aud oak. 1t was II d
M before the fire was under control
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

Interest on Bonds To Be Prepaid and Sew.
eral Millions of 4 lie Per Cents. To BE
Bought for the Sinking Fund-Red Tape
and the Last Revolutionary Pension
Pension Checks Returned.
WASHINGTON City, Aug 4-An important
circular in regard to the anticipation of in
| terest on the debt and the purchase of United
States bonds for the sinking fund has been is
sued from the treasury department 1t says:
by virtue of the authority contained in
| section 3,699 of the revised statutes Of the
United States, notice is hereby given that
| the interest due Sept and Dec l, 1887, on
| the AZ per cent bonds of the United States
| Oct |, 1887, and Jan l, 1855, on the per cent.
bonds, and Jan. |, 1875 on the bonds issued
| in aid of Pacific railroads, will be prepaid on
and after Aug. Is, 1887, with rebate of 2 pei
centum per annum on the amounts prepaid.
| Coupons due on the above specified dates may
be presented for prepayment at the treasury
| of the United States, in Washington, or al
| the Office of any assistant treasurer of tbs
| United States.
"Notice is a lso given that in pursuance vi
| the provisions of section 1904, of the revised
statutes, proposals for the sale 10 the govern
| ment of United States Al per cent. bonds oi
| 1891 acts of july Il, 1870, and Jan. 20
| 1871, to he applied to the sinking fund, will
| be received and opened at the office Of the
| secretary of the treasury, in Washington al
noon on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1881, and OF
| each Wednesday thereafter until further
notice Proposals should state the specific
character of the bonds offered, whether reg
| istered or coupon, and must be for the sale o.
| the bonds with accrued interest tn and in
| cluding the dav of sale, whether interes
| thereon has Or has not been prepaid; and ad
| justments of prepaid interest on bonds pur
| chased under this circular will be made when
payment for the bonds is made
| Secretary Fairchild's announcement in
wolves about S50,000000 The interest to b
anticipated aggregates about S22. .0O, 001 anf
| the sinking fund requires about s47,voo,on0
of which nearly So, ,0n0, 600 has already beer
redeemed in 3 per cent bonds The secre
| tary says the anticipation Of interest is or
dered on account of the large revenues am
accumulation of surplus, while the offer tc
| purchase bonds is simply the best plan sug
gested for meeting the requirements of th'
sinking fund law. The secretary believes th'
| offers made will be taken advantage of ex
tensively. If they are not it will be evidence
that money is not greatly needed, and at any
1 rare this action relieves the administration ol
responsibility for money strineency, as if
offers in this way all the relief sanctioned by
| law
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

BUFFALO, N Y, Aug. 4.-The convention
of surface railroad employees has succeeded in
forming national organization. At Wednes-
days session constitution and bylaws for
the government of national district assem-
bly, were adopted. The organization will be
International embracing Canada, and while
conducted as separate trades guild will be
part of the K. of L The following officers
were elected: Grand master workman, james
Fl. Magee, New York city; worthy foreman,
Charles D. Brown, Lynn, Mass; secretary
treasurer, Mortimer O'Connell, New York;
grand auditor Howard Field, Detroit, Mich.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

BEDFoRD, Mass, Aug. Mrs, Cleveland,
who Is at Marion with Gen. Greely and
wife Is avoiding publicity as much as posi-
bile, but may arcede to the general wish for
some sort Of a reception It is believed that
Mrs Cleveland will 90 to Mattaposett before
leaving the vicinity Miss Florence Bayard,
daughter Of Secretary Bayard, arrived at
MattapoiSett Tuesday. She is visiting her
married sister A daughter of Senator
Dawes is also a guest of Gen Greeley
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

CHICAGO Atg. 4-The League base ball
clubs made the following scores Wednesday
At Detroit-Detroit 9, Philadelphia 8; at
Chicago Chicago IA, Washington / at Pitts
burg-Pittsburg 5, New York 6; at Indian
apolis-Indianapols II, Boston Z.
American association: At Philadelphia
Athletic 10, Metropolitan I.
Northwestern league: At Eau Claire-Eau
Claire Is, LaCrosse II at Duluth-Duluth 2,
Milwaukee a; at MinneapoIs--Mi Minneapoii.
IA, Des Moines 5; at St Paul-St Paul s.
Oshkosh Z.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04
BAD NEWS FOR ANACHisTS.
Apparently Reliable Report That the
Chicago Anarchists Must Hang.

GALEsBURe, Ills, Aug a "A reliable per-
son has Just given to thep press statement
recently made by Justice Craig, of the SUI
preme court of the state, in a conversation
with an attorney, who detailed it in good
faith to the citizen This was to the effect
that the supreme court, shortly after hearing
the case of the condemned Anarchists, held a
meeting and agreed by unanimous vote not
to grant the Anarchists new trial
The writing of an opinion was assigned to
one Of the justices, whose name was not re-
vealed, and its contents are to be kept secret
until opened at the September term in open
court This is all that can be learned here.
Justice Craig is spending the summer at
Old Orchard Beach, Me, while the attorney
is absent from the city. The citizen vouches
for the truth of what was told him by the
attorney.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

advantages In the choice of its officers, posts
and commanders, and the paying of special pub
lie favors and honors TO comrades of the Repub
hcan persuasion has hitherto created such a dis
trust of its spirit as to prevent the society from
including double and possible triple its present
membership and commanding universal respect
for that self controlling loyalty which covered
with glory its members during the dark days ~
war for the union The resolutions well say. if
this spirit of partisanship can not be restrained
ii will be matter to be considered whether the
survivors of the real Grand Army of the Repub-
lie would not better have some other organiza
tim
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

vINcENNEs, Ind, Aug. james Parker
was arrested and brought back to Robinson
Ills, Tuesday from the west for most dia
bolical crime. He now languishes in tn,
Robinson Jail awaiting trial Parker had
row with his wife, and grabbed his infan
child from her arms and took it TO the hog
pen and threw it to the hogs The child wa
rescued, but afterward died
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

MISS JOSIE HOLMES. she was brought into
the commissioners room Miss Holmes was
cool and collected, although slightly flushed.
United States District Attorney Burnet
stated that inasmueh as she had given I'M
portant information TO him about the bank,
and in view of what she would give, he would
advise her release After signing her name
to the document, the young lady took the
arm Of Judge Wilson, her counsel, and went
through the streets to his office, thence home.
The district attorney would not dlvulge
what Miss Homes had said 1t is understood
however, that she has explained the entries
in her books, and had designated what
inUAys went into the Chicago wheat deal
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

New YORK. Aug. 4-Col Lafayette Dem
ming, aged 30, was shot and slightly wounded
at the fashionable boarding house, 9 Wesi
Twenty first street, Wednesday night, by
Ellen Harvey, aged p, grass widow whd
claims to have been wronged by him Col
Demming alleges that the Woman and he'
husband are hlackmailers
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-08-04

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug 4-Complete re
turns from seventy-one counties in the state
show Republican gain of %, 476, an aver
age gain of :s37 in each county IL this ratio
of Republican gain is continued the Demo
crats will elect Gen Buckner by less than
1000 majority. Conservative Democrats do
not claim greater majority than 10000 for
Gen Buckner, and the more enthusiastic Of
the Republicans are now claiming the eec-
tion of Bradley by from :. 600 to 5000